Hotspots for eBird bar charts March 15 – 21
12:25 am
Greetings,
Apologies for the late missive – we returned home late evening after an outing to Palomar, where we encountered multiple pairs of Mountain Quail crossing the Thunder Valley loop trail!
Other highlights from the past week’s hotspots include:
* Tricolored Heron at Sweetwater Park
* Confirmed breeding codes for Juncos and Anna’s Hummingbirds at the Eternal Hills Cemetery
* Confirmed breeding codes for Red-shouldered Hawk at Azalea Glen
* Confirmed breeding codes for Bushtit and Lesser Goldfinch at Roadrunner Park
All but 2 stretch goal hotspots were completed from the main list this past week, and Pine Creek Rd. near S1 is now 100% complete!
In the upcoming week we have one more hotspot that needs just the one week to be 100% complete!
Map for the upcoming week: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1Rzz64Kdbe5uwhU1U1oOPVyLL2aDBdBQ&usp=sharing
Hotspots nearing bar chart completion:
Los Peñasquitos Ranch House – 1
Encinitas Viewpoint Park – 2
Palomar Mtn.–Thunder Spring/Upper Doane Valley Loop – 2
SDSU Mission Valley River Park – 3
Cuyamaca Rancho SP–Azalea Glen Trail – 5
San Diego Bay–bait barges – 5
San Marcos Creek – 10
Swamis Seaside Park – 10
Sweetwater Park – 10
Carmel Valley Community Park – 12
Hotspots with 3+ week bar chart gaps:
Laguna Mtns.–Thing Valley/Desert View Rds.
Palomar Mtn.–Boucher Hill Loop
Banner
Carmel Creek Neighborhood Park
Mahr Reservoir
Oasis Spring
Camp Pendleton–Macs Road Ponds (restricted access)
J Street Viewpoint (Encinitas)
Aston & Rutherford business area
Calzada Del Bosque / Chino Farms area
Paradise Creek Educational Park
Black Mountain Ranch Park
Berry Street Park
Grape Day Park
Panhe Nature Trail
Otay River Valley–east of 125
Monserate Mountain Preserve
Carmel Mountain Ranch Community Park
Veterans Park (Imperial Beach)
Calavera Hills Community Park
Cheers,
—
Ruslan Balagansky
San Diego (Mira Mesa), CA